The Brick

THE BRICK
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> > > A young and successful executive was traveling down a neighborhood
> > > street, going a bit too fast in his new Jaguar. He was watching for
> > > kids darting out from between parked cars and slowed down  when he
> > > thought he saw something.  As his car passed, no children appeared.
> > > Instead, a brick smashed into the Jag's side door! He slammed on the
> > > brakes and backed the Jag  back  to the spot where the brick had been
> > > thrown. The angry driver  then jumped out of the car, grabbed the
> > > nearest kid and pushed him up against  a parked car  shouting, "What
> > > was that all about and who are you? Just what  the heck are  you
> > > doing? That's a new car and that brick you threw is going to  cost a
> > > lot of money. Why did you do it?"  The young boy was apologetic.
> > > "Please, mister...please, I'm sorry but I didn't know what else to
> > > do," He pleaded. "I threw the brick because no one else would stop..."
> > > With tears dripping down his face and off  his chin, the youth pointed
> > > to a spot just around a parked car. "It's my brother,"  he said. "He
> > > rolled off the curb and fell out of his wheelchair and I can't lift
> > >  him up."   Now sobbing, the boy asked the stunned executive, "Would
> > > you please help me get him back into his wheelchair? He's hurt and
> > > he's too heavy  for me."
> > > Moved beyond words, the driver tried to swallow the rapidly swelling
> > >  lump in  his throat.    He hurriedly lifted the   handicapped boy
> > > back into the wheelchair, then took out a linen handkerchief and
> > > dabbed at the fresh scrapes and cuts.  A quick look told him
> > > everything was going to be okay. "Thank you and may God bless you,"
> > > the grateful child told the stranger. Too shook up for words, the man
> > > simply watched the boy push his wheelchair-bound brother down the
> > > sidewalk toward their home.
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> > > It was a long, slow walk back to the Jaguar. The damage was very
> > > noticeable,  but the driver never bothered to repair the dented side
> > > door. He kept the  dent there to remind him of this message:
> > > "Don't go through life so fast that someone has to throw a brick at
> > > you to get your attention!" God whispers in our souls and speaks to
> > > our hearts. Sometimes when we don't have time to listen, He has to
> > > throw a brick at us. It's our choice to listen or not.
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> > > God didn't promise days without pain, laughter without
> > > sorrow, sun without rain, but He did promise strength for the day,
> > > comfort for the tears, and  light for the way.
> > > Read this line very slowly and let it sink in...
> > > If God brings you to it, He will bring you through it.
> > > Pass this message to seven people except you and me.
> > > You will receive a miracle tomorrow (just do it)!
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Received on Wed Jul 15 23:22:57 2009